Sean Payton wasn’t the only one who faced his former team when the Denver Broncos took on the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night.
Payton’s staff includes 14 coaches/personnel members plus eight players who used to work for the Saints, including kicker Wil Lutz.
Lutz was called into action four times for field goal attempts at the Caesars Superdome and fans in New Orleans welcomed him back to the stadium with loud boos. That didn’t stop Lutz from going a perfect 4-of-4 on FG attempts.
Wil Lutz catching boo’s too 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/f2PyG5b3av
— Renato (@RPMSports18) October 18, 2024
Lutz, 30, played for the Saints from 2016-2022 before being traded to the Broncos ahead of the 2023 season. The decision to boo him was a curious one.
The people who booed @wil_lutz5 tonight are wrong. Dude gave his heart to the city. Its not like he wanted to leave the #Saints.
— Timothy J Jones (@tjayjones8) October 18, 2024
Lutz finished the game perfect on field goal attempts and 3-of-3 on extra point attempts, giving him 15 points in a 33-10 victory.
But seriously though, why WERE people booing Wil Lutz?
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) October 18, 2024
After the game, Lutz had a perfect response to the booing.
Ehh, I think we know who was getting booed out the building 🤣 All love WhoDatNation 🖤 https://t.co/tHIh1jgIU1
— Wil Lutz (@wil_lutz5) October 18, 2024
“Ehh, I think we know who was getting booed out the building 🤣,” Lutz tweeted. “All love WhoDatNation 🖤”
Lutz is now 17-of-18 on field goal attempts this season and 12-of-12 on extra point attempts. He has accounted for 63 of Denver’s 145 points in 2024.
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